Orville Wright

Orville Wright

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Aviation pioneer who, with his brother, Wilbur Wright, invented three-axis control and flew the first successful, albeit brief, "flying machine" in 1903. He dropped out of high school to pursue a career in the printing business with his brother Wilbur. He and his brother opened a bicycle repair shop in 1892. His parents, Susan Koerner and Milton Wright, raised him with his six siblings. His father once gave him a toy helicopter invented by Alphonse Penaud. One of his friends and classmat

  • When was
    Orville Wright born?

    Orville Wright was born on Saturday, August 19, 1871

  • Where was
    Orville Wright born?

    Orville Wright was born in Dayton, OH

  • How old is
    Orville Wright?

    Orville Wright is 153

Best Quotes

  • No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris ... [because] no known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping.
  • If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

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